FabSwingers.com forum: In service day...

By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Coinciding with Black Friday - who'd have thought it?

Since they're no longer "teacher training days", can anyone explain to me what the purpose actually is?

Cynical answers not required, that's my starting point!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They do still have teacher training days... they're just called 'inset' days

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does this mean we all get a service? What day? Today?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Does this mean we all get a service? What day? Today?"

Anyone day you want xxx

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inset days are still for teacher training. So some people might have to look after their own children for a day; that must be terrible for them.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like my servicing done daily at least once (Kat) xx

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ureTemptationWoman
over a year ago

Off the grid

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why..."

Maybe they are training somewhere else?

Sometimes you train at the school. Sometimes you get dragged to some training centre.

And there are teachers in some schools. I'm not quite sure what planet you're on

but round here they are in school. Well not now maybe, cos it's hometime. But they were earlier.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I.N.S.E.T.

In Service Training.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!

One of mine has an inset day today I think one of her teachers has gone shopping

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why..."

I could answer that, but it would bump the thread into the Politics Forum and we'd both be ripped to shreds before we had a chance to shout "THATCHER" at them...

Mr ddc

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why..."

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

INSET = IN SERvice Training although my kids used to call them Insect Days.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why..."

Go to university for a few years to become a teacher and you'll find out everything you want to know including how some children are little sh.ts and have been dragged up but the teacher still has to deal with the little darlings.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?"

Behind the bike shed teaching the new trainee practical biology

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?"

fab meet?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

can't teachers train on one of the other 8 billion days they get off?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a daugther of a teacher I can safely say the inset days are not to be enjoyed and all all about useless team building games.

xxx

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

My eldest on an inset day - the teachers are training. Sometimes schools club together to get the training cheaper - our primaries do this

JG x

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

fab meet?"

Nah, I police those. It was a rhetorical question, none of the schools round here are off. The OP is apparently just outraged at having to spend time with his children.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

fab meet?

Nah, I police those. It was a rhetorical question, none of the schools round here are off. The OP is apparently just outraged at having to spend time with his children."

He doesn't have children.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No teachers off down here either.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

fab meet?

Nah, I police those. It was a rhetorical question, none of the schools round here are off. The OP is apparently just outraged at having to spend time with his children.

He doesn't have children. "

Why all the interest in all those lazy, overpaid teachers taking a day off to go shopping then? Or did I misread the tone of the post?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

fab meet?

Nah, I police those. It was a rhetorical question, none of the schools round here are off. The OP is apparently just outraged at having to spend time with his children."

i was just pissing about with that answer..

and i'm not getting a sense of outrage tbh, i've asked it myself once or twice..i have a couple of pals who are teachers and they get a shit ton of time off so it is a bit of a wonder as to how come they need even more off to train?

i dunno, whatever,...i don't have kids so don't care enough to get too deeply into it.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"OK, thanks all.

So if they're still for teacher training....

Why are there no teachers in any schools? Are they all at some secret central training facility?

I'm really curious about this today, no idea why...

If there are no teachers in any schools, where the fuck has my husband been all day?

fab meet?

Nah, I police those. It was a rhetorical question, none of the schools round here are off. The OP is apparently just outraged at having to spend time with his children.

He doesn't have children.

Why all the interest in all those lazy, overpaid teachers taking a day off to go shopping then? Or did I misread the tone of the post? "
think you misread it

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"INSET = IN SERvice Training although my kids used to call them Insect Days. "

Steve. That's INSERT you daft bugger.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Why all the interest in all those lazy, overpaid teachers taking a day off to go shopping then? Or did I misread the tone of the post? think you misread it"

Confirmed.

I don't see teachers as feckless muppets who do nothing - start a separate thread...

I was just curious, from a process point of view.

And I don't have kids, just nephews, nieces, and 25 more years of employment working with the output of teaching - is that enough reason to take a interest in society?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why all the interest in all those lazy, overpaid teachers taking a day off to go shopping then? Or did I misread the tone of the post? think you misread it

Confirmed.

I don't see teachers as feckless muppets who do nothing - start a separate thread...

I was just curious, from a process point of view.

And I don't have kids, just nephews, nieces, and 25 more years of employment working with the output of teaching - is that enough reason to take a interest in society? "

So what's your point? A few schools have taken an inset day on a Friday? What are we supposed to be "curious" about? Are you actually interested in inset days, what they entail and what's involved?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok, non-cynical answer then: your opening premise is flawed, because they are still about teacher training and they aren't all held at the same time. If some have coincided with Black Friday, it's probably coincidence because most people seem to hate Black Friday anyway.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to wonder what on earth they got up to, but a lot of my work now is visiting schools on these days and they're doing stuff like first aid courses, fire training etc. so for once happy to stick up for them. We know they get a lot of holidays compared to most, but the days are far from over once the school bell goes. Still envy them their summer holidays mind! ;-p

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

OP:

The inset days were added to the teacher's contractual days back in the 80s. So they are in addition to the days children are required to be in school. They are specifically for training. Sometimes this is at the school, sometimes elsewhere, especially when organised by the LEA. There have been occasions where they have been used as "team-building" days at places like Alton Towers, (when the shit *really* hits the fan) and locally some headteachers negotiate with their staff to carry out the required training during other periods, meaning the teachers can take the day as a kind of Flexiday.

Since today is Black Friday, this is an entirely plausible explanation. Ours are next week though.

Hope that helps.

(phew, managed to explain it without mentioning the NUT

)

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I used to wonder what on earth they got up to, but a lot of my work now is visiting schools on these days and they're doing stuff like first aid courses, fire training etc. so for once happy to stick up for them. We know they get a lot of holidays compared to most, but the days are far from over once the school bell goes. Still envy them their summer holidays mind! ;-p"

I've given up having the argument with people who think teachers have an easy job and holiday half the year.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Thanks, I'll consider myself both told and Told.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of mine has an inset day on Monday...thankfully he is old enough to stay home alone otherwise I'd need to take a day off work.

I have no complaints as my kids' schools usually tag them to the beginning and end of terms - this one was to cover a recent compulsory Saturday attendance for Speech Day.

Teachers pretty much work their nuts off at this time of year, so if they use some or all of the inset day to get their Christmas shopping done it's not an issue in my opinion.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"INSET = IN SERvice Training although my kids used to call them Insect Days.

Steve. That's INSERT you daft bugger. "

I need one myself then on spelling

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why do some schools have more inset days than others? That's a question that could be asked. The school my children go to have one or two inset days a year and normally fall the day before they break up for a half term. Whereas my friends children's school has already had 2 inset days. Surely ALL teachers require the same training and courses? I know a fair few within the education system, so I know how their day works (term time and holiday) and what kind of courses they do, but why do schools have different amount of inset days over the academic year?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

"Why do some schools have more inset days than others? That's a question that could be asked. The school my children go to have one or two inset days a year and normally fall the day before they break up for a half term. Whereas my friends children's school has already had 2 inset days. Surely ALL teachers require the same training and courses? I know a fair few within the education system, so I know how their day works (term time and holiday) and what kind of courses they do, but why do schools have different amount of inset days over the academic year?"

*runs for cover*

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think they're e supposed to have 5 per year but academies can probably do what they like so long as the minimum number of teaching days is met.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

INSET days are training days for teachers!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think they're e supposed to have 5 per year but academies can probably do what they like so long as the minimum number of teaching days is met. "

yes, I forgot academies are a league of their own.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ureTemptationWoman
over a year ago

Off the grid

"One of mine has an inset day on Monday...thankfully he is old enough to stay home alone otherwise I'd need to take a day off work.

I have no complaints as my kids' schools usually tag them to the beginning and end of terms - this one was to cover a recent compulsory Saturday attendance for Speech Day.

Teachers pretty much work their nuts off at this time of year, so if they use some or all of the inset day to get their Christmas shopping done it's not an issue in my opinion."

If only! When we were NQTs, my mate dragged me out of a training day for the last session of the day - we missed the last hour to mooch around some shops.

And got a serious bollocking in the process.

Nah. It's not something you're allowed to skive. Unfortunately.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Just a point , as I know several teachers, the FIVE days training was taken OFF their holidays.

They get LESS holidays than they did in order to keep up with innovations.

Why do people assume that they can just 'nip to the shops?' .........

Registers are taken ..... INSET days are WORKING days......

Go and teach if you want an INSET day.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread